I am an epidemiologist, primarily interested in the study and quantitative assessment of the environment-health relationship. Specifically, my current research focuses on development of innovative methods to assess the impact of ecosystem change (eg, clim
Translating Respiratory And Environmental Epidemiology Into Improved Lung Health
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$319,714.00
Summary
Chronic respiratory disease, tuberculosis and the effects of air pollution are important health problems globally. Evaluating current approaches to dealing with these problems and developing new approaches requires good data. Over the next five years I will lead a number of studies addressing these issues, in Australia and internationally, in order to provided the strongest possible evidence to underpin policy.
I am a molecular epidemiologist, studying the environmental and genetic causes of cancer, particularly endometrial and breast cancer. I am studying the molecular markers that act as signatures for the environmental and-or genetic aetiology of a given canc